Africa Great Lakes Democracy Watch

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Monday, January 7, 2013

RWANDA:Reports of abductions of children in Rwanda are worrying and distressing.

From the Rwandans Rights
Global Campaign for Rwandans’ Human Rights is concern about
increasing reports about children and young people as young as 12 years
old that are disappearing in Rwanda.
This has been happening for the past two months, particularly in
western District of Rubavu. Local parents whose children are missing are
concerns that their children might have been forcibly taken in Congo to
assist the M23 rebels group. Parents who spoke to us unanimously for
safety reasons informed us that on additional to anxiety caused by their
children missing they also fearful to go to the Police to report their
children missing due to lack of confidence in the authorities
willingness to assist and believes that some level of authorities are
implicated in their children abductions.While we were investigating these reports the Congolese government
Army showed to the media; members of M23 rebels group that they have
captured. Among them included children and young people who confirmed
that they were Rwandans and that they have been abducted and brought in
Democratic Republic of Congo to assist the rebellion. These children
include 12 years old Emmanuel Ntirenganya and 16 years old Claude
Rugamba (pictured).

We urge the Rwandan government to do following actions:
- To stop immediately abduction of children from Rwandan streets.
- To liaise with Congolese government in order to ensure quick release
of Rwandan children and young people arrested assisting the M23
rebellions.
- To assist parents and relative of children and young people who have
missed in their quest to found out where are their children.
- To liaise the M23 rebels group based in Democratic Republic of Congo
so that all children and young people assisting them are given the
freedom to go back in Rwanda to join their family.
- To ensure parents particularly in the western province that the
government will ensure that their children will be risk free from being
abducted by rebel groups’ recruiters.
Secretariat – London
Info@rwandansrights.org

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